Dealing with health insurance companies costs the US economy billions in wasted work time and lost productivity, according to a new study.

"You can have a good job, good insurance, do everything 'right,' and still find yourself struggling due to the nature of the healthcare system in the US."

"You can have a good job, good insurance, do everything 'right,' and still find yourself struggling due to the nature of the healthcare system in the US."

Affordable health care could be a key tool in the fight against climate change, research from Indonesia finds.

Hispanics born in the US have worse health outcomes than Hispanics in the US who were born in countries from which they emigrated.

The percentage of health spending that went to "orphan drugs" for rare childhood diseases rose 65% in 5 years. Families’ portion rose even faster.

New research estimates the yearly costs in health care due to wildfire smoke in California. The costs are staggering and rising.

Medical debt can prolong stretches of homelessness, according to a new study in King County, Washington.

"If we could decide as a nation to change everything" to remove out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 care, why not things like diabetes and pregnancy, too?